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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-01-08
The FroStburg Incendiary's Confession.

CUMBERLAND, Md, Dec. 3l-WIl.
liam Williams, who was arrested at
Fro.tburg last evening and brought
To this city Ivy Sheriff H0uck. WAS
interviewed by some citizens of
Frnstburg to-day IN the Jail and adj
mitted that he Set fire to NirkIe's fur
niture works and also To the re-idtn q
of w. H. Koch on Wednesday, morn
ing last. He says that Mrs. Marx
Wineland was the woman who was
to pay him $50 for the arson, and that
she WAS with him when he set fire to
Nirkle's building. Mrs. Wineland
was arrested last night on Williams
confession and released on bail for the
action of the Grand Jury. She was
the wife of one of Fr0Stburg's most
prominent and wealthy merchants.
Her friends disbelieve the story uf
the negro and think her innocent.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-01-08
Earthquake Shocks,

WESTMINSTER. Md, Jan. "A
very decided earthquake shock was
felt in this neighborhood and in var
ious parts of Carroll county this morn
ing between the hours of 2 and 8
o'clock. Quite number of persons
were reused from their sleep, and
many of them rose from their beds
to investigate the strange sounds.
Hon. Frank T. Shaw felt the shock
distinctly. and says the sound resem-
bled the rumbling of distant blasting
and the vibration was very precepta
BILE. Henry Vanderford. who resides
about two squares5from DR.. Shaw,
was awakened by the noise, and at
the residence of Mr.. Mackley, about
six squares east of him, the pictures
were thrown from the wall. Rev.
Father Gloyd. residing near the GEN.
tire of the town, felt the shock. The
pIastering was broken in a room of
John Gerke's house. and Mr.. III.
Haines, a few doors west of him,
thought some one was trying to break
into his store, and arose from bed to
investigate the disturbance. A mum.
Der of other reliable citizens felt the
vibration, some of them experience
ing q seasick feeling. but being un-
able to account for the sensation. At
Taneytown majority of the people
were awakened. all describing the
sound as similar 10 distant thunder.
The motion was distinctly felt at
New Windsor, Union Bridge, May
berry. Ayondale and other towns
throughout Carroll county. People
in the country thought il was ice
cracking In the fields, and were sur
prised this morning to see the I'M
broken surface. The course of the
earthquake seems to be the same as
that of a few months ago and the
one of 1884, and the motion and
sound were similar. There were
three distinct vibrations, following
closely upon each other. and the time
was about 2:30 A. M.
FREDERICK. Md, Jan. 3.-Be-
tween the hours of 1880 last night
and 8 o'clock this morning certain
mysterious sounds and very percep.
table shocks were experienced at in
tervals by many persons throughout
this section. In this city and in
various. localities In Frederick county
the noise is described by some as re-
sembling an explosion of some kind,
or the falling of heavy weight In I
some part of the house. BY others 1t
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-01-08
HE is Manly"

So said a man Of Il youth who had
refused to fight bully, and had heen
called "a coward" aud "nothiny but
a girl" by Others. The man was
right; the youth. though only Is
years old, small for his age, had more
real manliness in him than half a
dozen men like the bully. The 10y
would not swear, he would not drink.
he did not even know how to smoke
cigar. and he loved to he in the 80.
ciety of his sisters; yet he had all
the qualities of man except aye
and size. All there was in the bully
that made him resemble a man was
his size. There came time when,
aS the boys were skating al school on
ire weakened by warm weather, one
of them broke in and came near
drowning. While the bully stooi hy
and whimpered that the poor fellow
would drown unless somebody saved
him, the small boy got n plank.
showed it out on the weak Ice creep.
ed along IL to the drowning boy and
pulled him out of the water. He
showed himself man when true
manliness WAS needed, and the bully
showed himself n coward. Fi.hiinx
does not prove manlinpss Dog
tight. go do other animals; are they
manly because they fight?
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-01-08
Sherman and Logan.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. S.-The
Star has obtained from General All.
MARYLAND the following interesting
and apropos matter from his IN otes
on the war;"
Generals Sherman and Logan
were associated in my mind with the
patriots and soldiers of the war OF
the revolution. They were intensely
earnest in the cause and absolutely
fearless in the discharge of military
duty without reference to rank or
under whose orders they stood. The
question with them was when to hest
serve the interests of the Govern
ment of the United States. The for.
mer was shifted from an independent
command in Kentucky to an inspec-
torship in Missouri then to the COM
mand of barracks or school of
instruction, and subsequently, he was
ordered to Paducah as a kind of com.
mission and forwarding quartermas-
ter. to receive troops from the North
and send them to the front at Fort
Donelson. In all these various as
signments to duty his patience and
soldiery qualities commended him
to those about him, and when he
would send reinforcements up the
Cumberland river to General Grant
he would generally send a letter to
General Grant of encouragement,
giving him such news as only the
instinct of true soldier knows how
to give. The notes were written in
the hurried, quick manner now so
we'll known to be Characteristic of
General Sherman. The notes. as a
rule, would wind up in about this
way: Nov. if there is anything up
there you think / can do to help
along inst order me. I'll do anything
and waive rank
general Sherman at that time
ranked General Grant. The notes
were read in the presence of those
officers who happened to be at head
quarters when they were received,
and well remember the forcible
comments Rawlins. the Adjutant,
would make upon them, by the
eternal, General Grant, that is the
kind of men we want in this army"
General Grant knew that proba-
bly, better than his Adjutant did, but
he was not so demonstrative. Those
little notes from General Sherman at
Paducah TO General Grant at Fort
Doneison forged the link that subse-
quentIy hound General Grant and
General Sherman to one another.
mo man who saw Colonel John
A. Logan in command of his regi-
ment before and at Fort DOnelson
could have doubted his patriotic par
tisanship for the Union. He hoisted
his flag of devotion to the Union that
1t might be seen Of all men, and
when his followers went into battle
1t Fort Donelson he was in the lead,
and the enemies bullets found a
Judgement In his body. I was of
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-01-08
SATURDAY, JAN. s. 1887.

VIM. H. Richardson, proprietor Of
the Peoples Voice. newspaper pub
lished at Towson, in Baltimore coun-
ty, was convicted some time since of
having published a criminal libel on
Judge Fowler. one of the circuit
judges. The case was taken to the
court of appeals and the verdict
affirmed. Monday Judge Walters,
The associate of Judge Fowler. sem
fenced Richardson to two years. i'm.
prisonment and imposed upon him a
fine of $500.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-01-08

Messrs. r. A. Woodbridge & Co..
2lS Burhanan's Wharf, Baltimnr.
Importers Of The Popular Owhiliia
Guan0. Rave published for fres. dis
iilbution $4,000 copies Of the we'll
kn"wn Farmers Hagerstown Alma
nac. II contains MI the Information
usually given in an Almanac. besides
much other matter If general inter.
est. and will I've found Of great value
Or constant reference to farmers and
others. A copy will be nIsilpd free
to any farmer who will take the
trouble to write n postal card asking
for 1t. Or t.y calling ut the hnrdwar-
store " j. NJ. Davis & Son. Oak land,
Nd, agents for this county.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-01-08

A new use fur cattle has been a. .
parenily found IN Prussia, where n
band Of 'smugglers' employed n cow
In their attempts to avaid the Tux an
lace. A strong ten.m0nths old cOw
WAS wrapped with Il quantity of lace
valued ut n thousand dollars. Over
this WAS fitted false skin 80 inyeni-
ously constructed ~ to defy detectiOn.
They passed the COW quite easily ut
the custom Office. the men were AL
miring her size aud beauty, sOme OF
the excise officers even Offering TO
feed her.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-01-08

The Louisville Courier-J Journal is
aggressive in intoxicating Democratic
doctrines, but it wants the simon
pure thing and no shams. Mr..
Cleveland's double-faced policy, now
toadying to the Mugwumps. and
again toying with straight-Demo-
Gratis. don't suit the Journal, which
thus frankly delivers itself:
Zone thing is certain. and that is
that if we are to nominate Mr.. Cleve-
land to be his own successor, which
at present seems to US inevitable, we
cannot elect him unless we come to
some better understanding than now
exists. In truth, If he is not with US
heartily, and in good faith, and all
along the line. we do not care to elect
him. Between a Mugwump in the
White House and a Stalwart Repub-
lican, we should prefer to take our
chance of the future in square
hand-to-hand fight on principle with
the Republicans, getting with our
victory, if we should win victory,
change of public policy, rather
than to exc out a precarious milk
and-water seryitude to fast-and-
loose, pig.and-puppy, now-you.see-it
and-now-you-don't, too-good-to-be-
honest, and too great-to-be-useful.
Administration, of Cheap John
statesman. wearing secondhand ap-
parcel and pinchback jewelry.
This is the feeling among the mass
of Democrats.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-01-08
Morrison Dies Hard.


WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan Att
is impossible" said Hon. William
r. Morrison to q correspondent "to
say whether 1 will make an attempt
to bring up the bill again or not. /
don't like to outline Il programme
without consulting other advocates Of
revenue reduction, and until such a
consultation is had don't know my.
self what the programme will be. l
am not admitted to the confidence of
the Protectionists Democrats and
don't know what proposition they
may introduce or favor. They are
hardly large enough crowd, how
ever, to cause any great excitement
and am not anticipating any start.
ling legislation from anything they
may do"
The only inference from Mr.. Nor.
rison's further general talk was that
the Freetraders were still dissatisfied
with the result against them and that
they were still disposed to present
some plan for the reduction of the
tariff. AS he said, however, they will
not undertake to bring anything for
ward until after careful cOnsulta.
ton. and all predictions will lie nat
urally more or less guessWOrk until
that has taken place. Clifton r.
Breckenridge, of the Missouri wing
of the Ways and Means Committee,
spent the afternoon at the Treasury
Department in consultation with As
sistant Secretary Fairchild, and his
cousin. w. c. breckenridge. aud Mr..
Mcmillan, of Tennessee, have been
busy studying tariff questions dur
ing the vacation. 1t is possible that
they have ambition 10 succeed Mr..
Hewitt as second fiddler to Mr..
Morrison, in the nope of inheritiny
his mantle when the Forth.ninth
Congress adjourns, but it is difficult
to say which one of tnem will be
lucky enOu h to do so.
From the opposite wing Of the par
~. controlled by Mr.. Randall, the
information comes that all hopes of
getting through the Randall bill have
been abandoned, They would pre-.
fer this bill to anything else, but IL,
as is likely. that proves impossible,
they will advocate a bill repealing
the tax on alcohol used In the arts or
for manufacturing purposes. They
Will also propose that sections "a, Is
and " of Randall's bin be enacted on
the ground that they contain nothing
which would cause uneasiness among
the business men of the country.
The provisions of these sections in
brief are that the internal revenue
tax on tobacco in every form shall be
repealed, that rebates shall he allow.
ed on unbrOken packa yes In stock ut
the time the act shall 20 into effect.
and that the internal tax on fruit
wine and brandies shall be repealed.
The Protectionists Democrats will
not claim that such measure in.
cludes any perfect scheme of tariff
revision, but they argue that IL IL the
hest that can be done under the cir.
cumstances. and that 1t inhicstes fair
ly the policy which should be pur.
sued in further efforts to reduce the
surplus revenues. They insist that
its passage can do no harm to the
country's business, and that its ten
dency will he to improve it. Many
pf the Republicans will agree with
the Protectionists Democratic pro.
gramme. but some of them will In.
cline to insist on a reduction in the
tariff on sugar in the event Of the
matter coming up.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-01-08
When the Earth viii Stop REVOLVING.

Cooper's Journal.
A problem which Is attracting to
Its study astronomers relates to the
earth as a timekceper. We measure
time by dividing either the period
during which the earth rev0lves
around the sun or that in which It
turns on its axes. BY the first meth
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-01-08
Notice..

Ane' January l.', 1887. the Post
office hours will he from I A. N. iii
Up. NJ. except on Sunday. On Sun.
day FROM 4 p. M. tO5PM.
p. HAMILL, p. NJ.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-01-08

Correspondents must enclose full name and
address, not necessarily for publication, but
as a private guarantee of good faith. Reject
ed communications will not be returned.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-01-08
TERMS OF ADVERTISING.

First insertion, 81 per square of ten lines
o cents per square for each additional inser-
ion. Special contracts for advertising longer
han three months.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-08-09
VAN BAKER,
The: People Beginning to L,onixo Him

The; People Beginning to Lionizc Him
Pointers. y
The rush OF people to the county Jail
yesterday to catch . glimpse OF Van Ba
ker, the convicted murderer, as be strobe
up and down the corridor, was almost as
great as on Sunday. People began yester.
day to "glve him things." Numbers Of
cigars were presented by men, and several
ladies left delicacies. Bakers health
seems much improved, and his spirits
show no signs Of tagging since he was
lodged in jail here. He evidently has
confidence in securing new trial. L. is
rumored that an additional attorney has
been associsted with his four counsel, in
the person OF Col. Arnett, Of this CITY.
Col. Arnett has q we'll earned reputation
90 criminal lawyer. E;rI}s N
The following from the Deliaire lude.
pendent OF last evening is rare sort of an
expression, and Is from source beyond
tho reach OF any feeling: + q.
Van Baker, convicted OF the murder Of
hie wife and her mother at Holiiday's
Cove, was brought to Wheeling Saturday
afternoon and will there await the result
Of the moves for now trial Of his case.
There is hardly doubt but that change
Of venue will BIO had in case new trial is
granted, and this will be in Bakers favor.
In the trial Of the case which ended Sat-
urday even his attorneys quaked before
the public sentiment that prevails In the
vicinity OF the Cove, and from tho open.
ing ,aentenee Of their pleading to the close
they chow fear. 1t will be different ia a
different community, and yet for all this
Van Baker may be guilty. 1t remains to
DO proven If he is. 5373' 10
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-08-09
COMMITTEE MEETINGS
And the German Singing Societies Rehcl
NV 49, nnl InAt Might. *.

| And the German Singing Socleties' Rehchr.
| 4.~J. sal Last Night.
Tho Rig Rsunion Executive Committee
met last night at The headquarters, in con-
junction with the Committee on G. a. r.,
and made definite arrangements for the
exercises on Friday, August 20, "G. A. R.
Day." The'programme will be as hereto.
fore printed in the iSrELL1GENcER.
The Committee on Trades Display met
also last night at Mr.. Augustus Pollack's
Office, on Water street. It was announced
that the Belmont nail mill would have a
wagon in the proceealon with nail mill
in operation. 1t probable that souvenir
nsils will be cut, containing ons the aides
appropriate inscriptions, and thrown to
the crowd. The same company will have
in the procession wagon With coopers
making kegs. twas also authoritatively
announced that the LaBelle mill would
have a wagon with a null machine, and
perhaps others illustrating other processes.
1t is probable that Capt. Aug. Rolf will be
Chief Msrshal Of the Trades Display. @i
The German Singing Societies rshsar-
sal at the Arion hall last night Of the vocal
music for the Reunion went of very nice.
ly. The societies will meet again Friday
night at Beethoven hall for second re-
hearsal. AT an early day the orchestra
will begin to rehearse with them. The
children of the public schools who are to
sing in the Reunion chorus will meet at
Arion hall on Thursday morning. Prof.
Schockey will drill and direct them. The
music Of the Big Reunion bids fair 10 be
one OF the pleassn!est and most attractive
fnaturac stlEar l.-as,aE ss7i ~ 49,.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-08-09
I ABOUT People.
Strangers In tho City aud Wheeling Folks

ouhhSefs IA thc Slty uuu wheeling FOLKS
: SS,f sGi Abroad. 52f5sl.sse
Miss Lizzie serig and Miss Theresa
Maser lett yesterday. to visit friends at
Chicago. i: q 3ii5 ,5.G.., 80
Mrs. Rsv. D. 3. UpdeSraff and daughter,
OF Mt. Pleasant, were at the Mcclure
+ house yesterday. Z. Il! ,.i99i
Mr.. T. @. Robinson, vile and daughter,
and Mrs. Dan Albert, Of Bridgeport, loft
yesterday for Chautauqus. 81.
Miss Belle McCabe left yesterday for
Piedmont, where she will visit the Misses
Bird and Helen Harrison. ri !, Al :
Ii Miss Lizzie Klevis, who has been the
guest OF friends in Sienbenville for the
past two week returned home yesterday.
Mr.. al 5Rheinstrom, the well.known
stenographer, left yesterday for Nicholas
Court HouBe to take the testimony in u
murder trial there. l5, 4,;j4i al Z, j.
5$ Messrs. A. Snyder, Of Atlanta, and Il.
A..Wefis, Of St. Louis, we'll known and
large purchasers OF glass from the factories
OF this vicinity, are at the Mcclure house.
n Mrs. Mary D. Logan died yesterday at tho
4 residence OF her.son, Dr.. T. II. Logan, on
! North Main etreet, after an illness OF sew.
eral weeks. She was in her eighty.third
year. The funeral will take place this
morning. Il a, ~ '.,]9i !7iy,;9lT
Mr.. and Mira. Lewis Baker, Of st. Paul.
who have been in the city several days,
will leave this morning Tor Caldwell.
Ohio, to visit Mr.. Bakers sister, Mrs.
Judge Frazier, and from there will 20 to
Pittsburgh to visit a sister Of Mrs. Baker.
After spending some time there they will
70 on east,, s. + ,t d! Il, 'JJI99e
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-08-09

The lions Lutheran Congregation,
Centre Wheeling, will reopen thvir house
Of worship on next Sunday morning after
a general renovation and rebuilding, A
new and very handsome steepIe takes the
place Of the old one. The exterior's entire
front has been nicely painted, the into.
rior elegantly frescoed, rsvarnished,, new
carpets, DC, making d decided improve.
ment, the entire cost, about s., 500, being
borne by the members Of the congrepa.
ton, one Of whom pays one.sixth Of The
entire cost. iiJ5 i,55 Z. va h.
at the opening service next Sunday
Rev. y. d. Amschler, Of Natrona, Pa,
will preach the sermon in the German
language. In the evening Rev. W. A.
Paasavant, ID, Of Pittsburgh, will preach
in the English language. Dr.. Psssavant
is Q noted divine, an eloquent speaker and
a man Of great charity. He ia the founder
Of five or elk orphan homes and hospitals
In various parts Of the country. The Sab.
bath school Of the congregation will have
special service in the afternoon, at which
both visiting ministers will make ad.
dresses. Rev. P. Ziegelmsyer, the efficient
pastor OF the congregation, will assist at
all the services. lions Lutheran congre.
CATION has never been in more prosper
GUS and harmonious condition than at the
present time and under its present paste.
rate. :. i- s. 80 a,IEit.. sssl7s5'
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-08-09
TWO COATS STOLEN.
Hy Snenk Thieves out Mt the Park Last Eveu
linz


By Sneak Thieves out Mt tho Park Last Even.
Ing at tho Rowling Alley.
There was one unpleasant incident in
connection with tho celebration by the St.
Alphoneus Society Of ito sixteenth ami.
yoraaryat the Park yesterday. Last even.
ing between 7 and 5 o'clock Rev, Father
schilp and Andrew Grassner wore among
those enjoying themselves in the bowling
alley. These two gentlemen had taken
OF their coats and hung them IN
in order to Ibe better able to
participate in the sport. 80 While
every one was eugrosaed in watching the
games in progress, come thief reached in a
window and appropriated the coats. Thew
we're both new snd 2of fine materials,
The papers that were In tho pocket Of
Rev. Father schilp's coat were found
shortly afterwards, on the grass under the
window out Of which 1t IL supposed the
coats wore taken. Suspicion attaches to
four young fellows who were in the Park
during the day. =: ss.s1 ~ 80.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-08-09
LOCAL El.EVITIES,


Matters of Minor Moment In aud About
the City. s3g tt
Two marriage licenses were issued yes
terday.
a RReuhAH meotipg Of Council will be
held this evening. WA
THE Council committeos on Health and
{ City Prisons met at the Public Building
last night, audited bills and prepared
their monthly reports for this evenings
Council meeting. i:g .,.Sys
The river continued to fall slowly at this
point yesterday. Last evenings marks
indicated q depth in the channel Of 2 feet
2 Inches. The Courier is this mornings
Parkersburg packet.
AT late hour last evening Officer
Z Brinkmann fonnd near the corner of is.
cob and Forty.eighth streota q valiso that
is supposed to BIO one that was stolen from
Benwood residence enrlier in tho evo.
ming. He reported the find at haadquar.
terra. rs s I'd a 4 b - 4, s,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-08-09
Martins Ferry.

R. 2. J. Drennen has returned home
from Minneapolis. 4 {.
J.. D. Miller OF Philadelphia, Is thu
guest Of Mr.. j. n. PAUL.. }a55:7s
Miss May sedgwick, OF St. Clsirsville, il
Waiting Miss Jessie Sheets. S!.Sl5s1ii9i,5
Samuel Pickens and family returned
home Yesterday from Dallas, W. Va. 53555
Billy Mcknight and "stumn" Gaylo1
are locked up for disturbing Sunday camp
meeting. aa .isiz ~, 49,
The Huntington and Scotch Ridge
Sunday schools have their annual picnic
on Thursday in Cope's grove.
Misses Maggie and Ella Kerr, Miss Der.
tie Blackiord and the Misses Kerr, OF St.
Clairs7ille, left yesterday for Chausauqua
Lake. MI 5l., s. q =,
The Water Works. Investigation Com.
mitteo employed by Council organized
Mayor, 4;ljSi'ijfl az :
Dr.. NJ. +. Hinerman hos removed his
Office TO the Keyea' property on Fayette
street lately occupied by Mr.. Dithridge.
His office hours will remain the same as
before. Va, 3,s5:7fH551,,t, ,l
The case Of Mrs. George Deitz came be.
fore bis Honor yesterday morning. Mrs.
Deltz had been sued by q number OF her
creditors, here, prior to her leaving ior the
East. The suis Of the Glssa Workers.
Union was satisfactorily settled, while the
othe;a were Compromised or continued to
o higher court. ~; rs a IA Yl I. ~ "a